 Chris 313Come get somePremium
join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA | Dated? Only 768 in 2009? I'd still call that dated. Still, it's nice if you were stuck with 384 for who knows how long. |
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 The LimitPremium
join:2007-09-25
Greensboro, NC
kudos:2
 ·Windstream
| Let's just say it's a welcomed improvement. I would love 1.5+ megabit upload speed, but at least we are moving in the right direction.
I wish FTTH would hurry up and get here. WS is deploying FTTH in new development projects, or so I heard a few months ago. Wonder if that is still going on?
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Chris 313Come get somePremium
join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA Reviews:
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| said by The Limit:Let's just say it's a welcomed improvement. I would love 1.5+ megabit upload speed, but at least we are moving in the right direction. I wish FTTH would hurry up and get here. WS is deploying FTTH in new development projects, or so I heard a few months ago. Wonder if that is still going on? Welcome improvement indeed, but after being on Comcast with a 2200 upload, 768 looks very slow.
I do applaude them for doing anything. I'm basically in the same seat. I've had 8800/2200 for about 2 years when other Comcast areas have had 16/2 for 3 or more years.
In that regard, I'd be clammoring for any increase too. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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Anything much above 768 would require rather significant changes in DSL infrastructure. Anything above 1 Mbps would require switching to Annex M (which nobody in the US does), line bonding (which very few companies in the US do, WS excluded) or fiber. WS does have a 1.5 Mbps upload tier, but it's only available in a handful of fiber markets (24/1.5 for $45 per month). |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to The Limit
New developments are getting fiber, however "brownfield" builds are expensive relative to the cost of keeping the copper infrastructure so WS isn't doing anything with them. |
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Damned if they do, damned if they don't. |
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